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Hampden-Sydney's defense made a late stop on fourth down as the host Tigers outlasted Christopher Newport 35-30 before 7,420 on a rainy Saturday. "This was a tremendous test with two good teams fighting until the last seconds," CNU coach Matt Kelchner said. "I was happy with our effort, but we obviously still have some work to do." H-SC (1-1), ranked 24th nationally by d3football.com, relied on All-American quarterback Nash Nance. He was 23-of-31 for 204 yards, four touchdowns and one interception. He rushed 15 times for 60 yards, while running back Brady Macko had 14 carries for 71 yards. With CNU (0-2) ahead 28-21, Nance twice connected with tight end Joey...

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